Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (Uganda) explained

Agency Name:	Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development
Type:	Ministry
Seal:	Coat of arms of Uganda.svg
Jurisdiction:	Government of Uganda
Headquarters:	13-15 Parliament Avenue Kampala, Uganda
Chief1 Name:	Judith Nabakooba
Chief1 Position:	Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development
Agency Type:	Ministry

The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (MLHUD), is a cabinet-level government ministry of Uganda. It is responsible for "policy direction, national standards and coordination of all matters concerning lands, housing and urban development".^[1] The ministry is headed by a cabinet minister, currently Judith Nabakooba.^[2]

Location

The headquarters of the ministry are located at 13-15 Parliament Avenue, in the Central Division of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.^[3] The coordinates of the ministry headquarters are 0°18'51.0"N, 32°35'16.0"E (Latitude:0.314167; Longitude:32.587778).

Subministries

The ministry is divided into three sub-ministries, each headed by a minister of state.^[1]

• Minister of State, Lands Dr. Sam Mayanja
• Minister of State, Housing Persis Namuganza
• Minister of State, Urban Development Obiga Kania

Organisational structure

Administratively, the ministry is divided into the following directorates and departments:^[1]

• Directorate of Land Management
  • Department of Surveys and Mapping
  • Department of Land Valuation
  • Department of Land Registration
  • Department of Land Administration
• Directorate of Physical Planning and Urban Development
  • Department of Physical Planning
  • Department of Urban Development
  • Department of Land Use Regulation and Compliance
• Directorate of Housing
  • Department of Human Settlement
  • Department of Housing Development and Estates Management
• Department of Finance and Administration
• Planning and Quality Assurance Department

Tasks

In February 2010, the government of Uganda, in partnership with Thomson Reuters and with funding from the World Bank, began implementation of the Land information System. The system involves the digitization of Uganda's land registry, beginning with key geographical and administrative areas and then rolling the program out to include the entire country. This has improved the country's rank in the ease of doing business and has shortened turn-around times in processes like obtaining a mortgage, selling and buying land, and performing land surveys.^[4]

List of ministers

Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development

• Judith Nabakooba (8 June 2021-present)^[5]
• Beti Kamya-Turwomwe (14 December 2019 - 8 June 2021)^[6]
• Betty Amongi (6 June 2016 - 14 December 2019)^[7]
• Daudi Migereko (27 May 2011 - 6 June 2016)^[8]
• Omara Atubo (1 June 2006 - 27 May 2011)^[9]

Minister of Land, Water and the Environment

• Kahinda Otafiire (2003 - 1 June 2006)^[10]

See also

• Politics of Uganda
• Cabinet of Uganda
• Parliament of Uganda

External links

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 9 October 2016. 9 October 2016. Kampala. Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (Uganda): About Us. Uganda Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (MLHUD). MLHUD. 10 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161010050953/http://mlhud.go.ug/about-us/. live.
2. Web site: 9 October 2016 . . Paschal . Mailo land tenure unfair, says lands minister . Kampala . 22 June 2016 . Kwesiga . 10 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161010055134/http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1427575/mailo-land-tenure-unfair-lands-minister . live .
3. Web site: Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (Uganda): Contact Us . Uganda Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (MLHUD) . MLHUD . Kampala . 9 October 2016 . 9 October 2016 . 30 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160930061545/http://mlhud.go.ug/contact/ . live .
4. Web site: 8 November 2016 . Uganda Promotes A New Land Information System . 25 March 2014 . Gasant Jacobs . . 9 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161109021602/https://tax.thomsonreuters.com/blog/aumentum/uganda-promotes-a-new-land-information-system/ . live .
5. News: NEW CABINET: Museveni drops Kutesa, 10 ministers . 29 August 2022 . The Independent . 9 June 2021.
6. News: Museveni shuffles Cabinet, drops Muloni, appoints Magyezi . 28 August 2022 . Monitor . 14 December 2019 . en.
7. News: Museveni appoints his wife to key ministry in new cabinet . 28 August 2022 . Africanews . 7 June 2016 . en.
8. Web site: 30 August 2022 . Museveni Names New Cabinet . 28 May 2011 . Henry . Mukasa . New Vision (Kampala) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141211124001/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/755941 . 11 December 2014 . dmy-all.
9. Web site: Ministries Allocated . https://web.archive.org/web/20141211112501/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/501695 . dead . 11 December 2014 . . 2 June 2006 . 30 August 2022. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014 . Henry . Mukasa . Kampala.
10. Web site: 25 February 2015. Profile of Kahinda Otafiire, Member of Parliament for Ruhindi County, Mitooma District . 2011. Parliament of Uganda. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151023124619/https://www.parliament.go.ug/mpdata/mps.hei?p=f&n=t&details=t&j=234&const=Ruhindi++County&dist_id=106&distname=Mitooma . 23 October 2015.